Broadband companies desperate to woo new customers have started giving away expensive new laptops in a bid to get then to sign long-term contracts.AOL, now part of the Carphone Warehouse group, said today it will give anyone prepared to sign up for its broadband service for two years a Dell laptop, worth £500.Rival internet supplier Orange has teamed up with the retailer Currys to offer £300 off any laptop if the customer is prepared to sign up to its broadband service, again, for a minimum of 24 months.
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